Oyster-fryer.



UNITED STATES "rATENT opinen. I

-LAMBER'n-MiToHELL, oF-.rH-'ILADELPH'IA PENNSYLVANIA? 'l oYsTR-FRY'ER.

To t may Be, av known that i, LAMBERT' MITCHELL, a"

citizen ofthe United States', reisidzingat Phill` adelphia, in the county of Philadelphia,in, the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a are fried, so as to keep the same clear and Y free'from crumbs.

v outwardly-extending 'flanges B3 The device consists of dan inner and outer receptacle, both provided at one end with outwardly-sloping walls slightly'reduced in height, and a rectangular wire-mesh strainer adapted to be moved longitudinally within the inner receptacle, whereby the crumbs are forced over the said sloping walls and collected in a suitable drip-pan.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device with the strainer in position for use., Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the receptacle. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the outer receptacle. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inner receptacle. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the strainer.

In the drawings ,A represents a bottomless, rectangular frame or receptacle having at one end a sloping wall A,the upper 'portion of which is cut away, as shown at A2. The opposite' end wall and the side walls of the frame A are' provided with inwardlyextending flanges A3 and are also perforated, as shown at A4. The inner pan or receptacle B is provided with a 'sloping wall B, slightly reduced in height and provided along its upper edge with an outwardly-extending flange B2, and the opposite end and sides are provided with The pan is also provided with a' handle B4.

The inner pan B is adapted to'be supported within the frame or receptacle A, the flanges B3 resting upon the flanges A3, and the flange B2 bears on the upper edge of the sloping wall A2.

As shown in Fig. 2, a slight air-space is left between the frame A and the pan B, as shown at C. The strainer consists of a rectangular frame D, provided with a wire meshD and a suitable tubular handle E, carried by the upper side of the frame D.

In use the frame A rests over the gasburner, bringing the pan B immediately Specification of Letters Patenti .l minima@ nea capter 26, 1905.1 stasi No; 284,595;

` :above theburnerjand theispace fratented nec. v25, 1906.

preparation, and' during this operationfa ceroilwhenV the oysters are removed,4 and crumbs in the pan will be sufficientV to not only absorb a considerable amount of the oil, but will prevent the oysters frying therein being as desirable as those first fried when the oil was in a clear state and free from loose or detached crumbs. It has been customary to clear the oil by pouring the same from the frying-pan and then removing the crumbs by scraping. This operation cools the oil or frybring it back to the proper temperature in order to resume the frying operation, and a certain amount of fuel is wasted in the reheating of the cooled oil. In my device when crumbs have collected in the frying material the frame D is inserted transversely in the inner receptacle and in a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, and is moved from the rear end` of the receptacle to the forward end, thus straining the frying material and 'collecting the crumbs against the sloping wall B. By moving the strainer up the sloping wall the crumbs will be carried over the same and can be -collected in a suitable drip-pan. This operation is facilitated by means of tubular handle E, which projects beyond each end of the frame D and rests upon the side flanges B3, whereby the strainer is pivotally hung in the receptacle and can be readily turned or rotated to carry its lower edge upwardly over the wall B lI-Iaving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

- l. A rectangular receptacle having a sloping end wall reduced in height, la rectangular strainer adapted to rest transversely and vertically within the receptacle, and a cylindrical handle carried by the upper edge of the strainer and projecting upon each end of the strainer for engagement with the sides of the receptacle. f

2. A device of the kind described compris- .ing a rectangular outer receptacle having an end wall sloping outwardly and reduced in height, inwardly-extending anges carried tainv percentage 0f vthe, crumbs fare'leftin'the course of time'the: amount. of waste or loose' ing material, and it is necessary to again C between the'frame A and pan yB collects `heatfr'o'm the; burner and retains itasan` oven," thus Asaving ,nien Infr'ying oysters zit, is customary-.to 1 bread Ithe same '.by dipping, theml in .crumbs an'dthfen fryingin kolive-"oil orsome similar IOO ITO

by the other walls ofthe rece tacle, an inner receptacle having an outwar ly-sloping wall at one end reduced in heightI and outwardlyturned flanges carried by each wall ofthe inner receptacle.

3. The combination with an outer receptaele, rectangular in shape, of an inner receptacle rectangular in shape, and having a sloping end wall, mwardly-turned iianges carried by the upper edge of the outer receptacle, outwardly-eXtending flanges carried by the upper edges of the inner receptacle, and a rectangular strainer adapted to rest vertically and transversely withm the inner receptacle, and means for moving the said strainer along the inner receptacle.

4. A receptacle having vertical side walls and an upwardly and outwardly sloping end wall reduced in height, a rectangular frame .l vertically and transversely sus ended in said resting loosely on the side walls of the reoep- 3o LAMBERT MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

Louis voN GRAEVE, WALTER S. BOWLING. 

